The parallax view by Slavoj Žižek(
)25
editions published
between
1900
and
2014
in
English and Chinese
and held by
2,168 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"A parallax can be defined as the apparent displacement of an object caused by a change in observational position. Author
Slavoj Zizek is interested in the "parallax gap" separating two points between which no synthesis or mediation is possible,
linked by an "impossible short circuit" of levels that can never meet. From this consideration of parallax, Zizek begins a
rehabilitation of dialectical materialism. The Parallax View not only expands Zizek's Lacanian-Hegelian approach to new domains
(notably cognitive brain sciences) but also provides the systematic exposition of the conceptual framework that underlies
his entire work."--Jacket

The puppet and the dwarf : the perverse core of Christianity by Slavoj Žižek(
)21
editions published
between
2003
and
2011
in
Spanish and English
and held by
1,740 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"In The Puppet and the Dwarf Slavoj Zizek offers a close reading of today's religious constellation from the viewpoint of
Lacanian psychoanalysis. He critically confronts both predominant versions of today's spirituality - New Age gnosticism and
deconstructionist-Levinasian Judaism - and then tries to redeem the "materialist" kernel of Christianity. His reading of Christianity
is explicitly political, discerning in the Pauline community of believers the first version of a revolutionary collective.
Since today even advocates of Enlightenment like Jurgen Habermas acknowledge that a religious vision is needed to ground our
ethical and political stance in a "postsecular" age, this book - with a stance that is clearly materialist and at the same
time indebted to the core of the Christian legacy - is certain to stir controversy."--Jacket

What does a Jew want? : on binationalism and other specters by Udi Aloni(
)9
editions published
between
2011
and
2015
in
English
and held by
1,567 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In the hopes of promoting justice, peace, and solidarity for and with the Palestine people, Udi Aloni confronts the core issues
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Hegel & the infinite : religion, politics, and dialectic by Creston Davis(
)14
editions published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
1,223 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Here, 13 major scholars reassess the place of Hegel in contemporary theory and the philosophy of religion. The contributors
focus not only on Hegelian analysis but also on the transformative value of his thought in relation to our current 'turn to
religion'

What does Europe want? : the Union and its discontents by Slavoj Žižek(
)23
editions published
between
2013
and
2017
in
3
languages
and held by
1,168 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Slavoj Žižek and Srećko Horvat combine their critical clout to emphasize the dangers of ignoring Europe's growing wealth
gap and the parallel rise in right-wing nationalism, which is directly tied to the fallout from the ongoing financial crisis
and its prescription of imposed austerity. To general observers, the European Union's economic woes appear to be its greatest
problem, but the real peril is an ongoing ideological-political crisis that threatens an era of instability and reactionary
brutality. The fall of communism in 1989 seemed to end the leftist program of universal emancipation. However, nearly a quarter
of a century later, the European Union has failed to produce any coherent vision that can mobilize people to action. Until
recently, the only ideology receptive to European workers has been the nationalist call to "defend" against immigrant integration.
Today, Europe is focused on regulating the development of capitalism and promoting a reactionary conception of its cultural
heritage. Yet staying these courses, Žižek and Horvat show, only strips Europe of its power and stifles its political ingenuity.
The best hope is for Europe to revive and defend its legacy of universal egalitarianism, which benefits all parties by preserving
the promise of equal representation

The neighbor : three inquiries in political theology by Slavoj Žižek(
)20
editions published
between
2005
and
2013
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,119 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In Civilization and Its Discontents, Freud made abundantly clear what he thought about the biblical injunction, first articulated
in Leviticus 19:18 and then elaborated in Christian teachings, to love one's neighbor as oneself. "Let us adopt a naive attitude
towards it," he proposed, "as though we were hearing it for the first time; we shall be unable then to suppress a feeling
of surprise and bewilderment." In The Neighbor, three of the most significant intellectuals working in psychoanalysis and
critical theory collaborate to show how this problem of neighbor-love opens questions that are fundamental to ethical inquiry
and that suggest a new theological configuration of political theory

The sublime object of ideology by Slavoj Žižek(
Book
)86
editions published
between
1989
and
2014
in
5
languages
and held by
1,027 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In this provocative and original work, Slavoj Zizek takes a look at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. From
the sinking of the Titanic to Hitchcock's Rear Window, from the operas of Wagner to science fiction, from Alien to the Jewish
Joke, the author's acute analyses explore the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society.
Zizek takes issue with analysts of the postmodern condition from Habermas to Sloterdijk, showing that the idea of a 'post-ideological'
world ignores the fact that 'even if we do not take things seriously, we are still doing them'. Rejecting postmodernism's
unified world of surfaces, he traces a line of thought from Hegel to Althusser and Lacan, in which the human subject is split,
divided by a deep antagonism which determines social reality and through which ideology operates. Linking key psychoanalytical
and philosophical concepts to social phenomena such as totalitarianism and racism, the book explores the political significance
of these fantasies of control. In so doing, The Sublime Object of Ideology represents a powerful contribution to a psychoanalytical
theory of ideology, as well as offering persuasive interpretations of a number of contemporary cultural formations. -- Description
from http://www.amazon.com (June 18, 2012.)

Living in the end times by Slavoj Žižek(
Book
)46
editions published
between
2010
and
2018
in
5
languages
and held by
1,003 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"There should no longer be any doubt: global capitalism is fast approaching its terminal crisis. Slavoj Zizek has identified
the four horsemen of this coming apocalypse: the worldwide ecological crisis; imbalances within the economic system; the biogenetic
revolution; and exploding social divisions and ruptures. But, he asks, if the end of capitalism seems to many like the end
of the world, how is it possible for Western society to face up to the end times? In a major new analysis of our global situation,
Slavok Zizek argues that our collective responses to economic Armageddon correspond to the stages of grief: ideological denial,
explosions of anger and attempts at bargaining, followed by depression and withdrawal. After passing through this zero-point,
we can begin to perceive the crisis as a chance for a new beginning. Or, as Mao Zedong put it, 'There is great disorder under
heaven, the situation is excellent.' Slavoj Zizek shows the cultural and political forms of these stages of ideological avoidance
and political protest, from New Age obscurantism to violent religious fundamentalism. Concluding with a compelling argument
for the return of a Marxian critique of political economy, Zizek also divines the wellsprings of a potentially communist culture
-- from literary utopias like Kafka's community of mice to the collective of freak outcasts in the TV series Heroes."--Publisher
description

On belief by Slavoj Žižek(
Book
)38
editions published
between
2001
and
2017
in
English and Dutch
and held by
936 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
On belief traces the contours of the often unconscious beliefs that structure our daily experience. The book shows that underlying
all these experiences, virtual or real, is a pagan and ultimately futile search for divine and human perfection. Drawing on
examples from film, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, philosophy and religion, the author calls for a return to the neglected
Christian idea that belief is actually about imperfection. --book cover

In defense of lost causes by Slavoj Žižek(
Book
)54
editions published
between
2007
and
2017
in
3
languages
and held by
927 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Is global emancipation a lost cause? Are universal values outdated relics of an earlier age? In the postmodern world, ideologies
of all kinds have been cast in doubt. In this combative new work, renowned theoriest Slavoj Žižek takes on the reigning
postmodern agenda with a manifesto for several 'lost causes'

Enjoy your symptom! : Jacques Lacan in Hollywood and out by Slavoj Žižek(
Book
)42
editions published
between
1992
and
2015
in
English
and held by
878 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An elucidation of the fundamentals of Lacanian theory - letter, fantasy, woman, repetition, phallus, father, - with reference
to popular culture and films such as "City Lights", "Sophie's Choice" and "The Elephant Man" amongst others

Žižek's jokes : (did you hear the one about Hegel and negation?) by Slavoj Žižek(
)15
editions published
between
2013
and
2018
in
English and Slovenian
and held by
877 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Unlike any other book by Slavoj Žižek, this compact arrangement of jokes culled from his writings provides an index to
certain philosophical, political, and sexual themes that preoccupy him. Unlike any other book by Slavoj Žižek, this compact
arrangement of jokes culled from his writings provides an index to certain philosophical, political, and sexual themes that
preoccupy him"--Publisher's description

Interrogating the real : [selected writings] by Slavoj Žižek(
)36
editions published
between
2005
and
2017
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
827 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This volume collects 15 writings by Slovene sociologist, philosopher, and cultural critic Zizek (U. of Ljubljana, Slovenia),
who is perhaps best known for applying the works of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan to readings of popular culture. The
writings have been organized into three sections intended to demonstrate the contours of Zizek's work. In turn they address
his first encounters with Lacan and G. W. F. Hegel; the development of the ideas in his major books (For They Know Not What
They Do: Enjoyment as a Political Factor, Tarrying with the Negative: Kant, Hegel, and the Critique of Ideology, Metastases
of Enjoyment: Six Essays on Women and Causality, The Indivisible Remainder: An Essay on Schelling and Related Matters, and
The Parallax View; and the analysis of ideology

Violence : six sideways reflections by Slavoj Žižek(
Book
)24
editions published
between
2008
and
2010
in
English
and held by
812 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Using history, philosophy, books, movies, Lacanian psychiatry, and jokes, Slavoj Zizek examines the ways we perceive and
misperceive violence. Drawing from his unique cultural vision, Zizek brings new light to the Paris riots of 2005; he questions
the permissiveness of violence in philanthropy; and, in daring terms, he reflects on the powerful image and determination
of contemporary terrorists." "Beginning with a series of contemplative questions, Zizek discusses the inherent violence of
globalization, capitalism, fundamentalism, and language in a work that will confirm his standing as one of our most erudite
and incendiary modern thinkers."--Jacket

Mythology, madness, and laughter : subjectivity in German idealism by Markus Gabriel(
)8
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
782 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Mythology, Madness and Laughter: Subjectivity in German Idealism explores some long neglected but crucial themes in German
idealism. Markus Gabriel, one of the most exciting young voices in contemporary philosophy, and Slavoj ++i++ek, the celebrated
contemporary philosopher and cultural critic, show how these themes impact on the problematic relations between being and
appearance, reflection and the absolute, insight and ideology, contingency and necessity, subjectivity, truth, habit and freedom.
Engaging with three central figures of the German idealist movement, Hegel, Schelling and Fichte

First as tragedy, then as farce by Slavoj Žižek(
Book
)10
editions published
between
2009
and
2018
in
English
and held by
779 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"In this take-no-prisoners analysis, [the author] frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making
events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the righthook
of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism died twice: as a political doctrine and as an economic
theory"--Page 4 of cover

Everything you always wanted to know about Lacan : (but were afraid to ask Hitchcock) by Slavoj Žižek(
Book
)36
editions published
between
1992
and
2010
in
English and Italian
and held by
774 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Starting from the premise that 'everything has meaning', this title analyzes Hitchcock's films, ranging from "Rear Window"
to "Psycho", and their ostensible narrative content and formal procedures to discover a proliferation of ideological and psychic
mechanisms at work

Organs without bodies : Deleuze and consequences by Slavoj Žižek(
)20
editions published
between
2003
and
2016
in
English
and held by
742 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Slavoj Zizek takes the work of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze as the beginning of a dazzling enquiry into the realms of
radical politics, philosophy, film and psychoanalysis

Examined life by Astra Taylor(
Visual
)19
editions published
between
2008
and
2014
in
English
and held by
705 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Examined Life takes philosophy into the hustle and bustle of the everyday. The "rock star" philosophers of our time take "walks"
through places that hold special resonance for them and their ideas. These places include crowded city streets, deserted alleyways,
Central Park, and a garbage dump